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As companies mull a return to the office, local business leaders are figuring out the best practices for their physical footprints. A new lab and pilot space that opened Monday in downtown Seattle allows them to glimpse what the office in the post-Covid world could look like.
As companies mull a return to the office, local business leaders are figuring out the best practices for their physical footprints. A new lab and pilot space that opened Monday in downtown Seattle allows them to glimpse what the office in the post-Covid world could look like.
Landlords and designers are adding more outdoor space to office buildings, so employees can actually work outside.
Common areas will be increased and equipped with furniture that can be moved as needs change. Steelcase and Knoll, suppliers of office furniture, report strong interest in mobile tables, carts and partitions.
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Subject to the satisfaction or permitted waiver of all remaining closing conditions, the transaction is currently expected to close on Monday, July 19, 2021.
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